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Network sources confirm to E!Online that Brotherhood , the Irish-American mafia family drama set in Providence, R.I., will not be renewed for a fourth season. News that the ax had officially dropped was first reported when TVShowsonDVD.com discovered that the season-three discs were to be branded "the final season." Circa May, the network declined to confirm or deny the show's future (or lack thereof). Brotherhood star Fionnula Flanagan told us in February: "We're on hiatus, and we're waiting to hear what Showtime's pleasure is about that. It will all have to be balanced with what else Showtime has on its roster for this next year. Usually the shooting season was the summer, so I should imagine that we'll know soon." Were you a fan? Are you bummed about the end of Brotherhood? Post in the comments! Source: E!Online - Showtime Confirms Brotherhood Is Canceled

Brotherhood star Jason Clarke is going from the mob to the courtroom: The actor has landed a starring role on CBS's new legal series about the U.S. Attorney's office in Manhattan. Clarke will play a section chief who manages four lawyers and a group of paralegals in their overlapping cases, The Hollywood Reporter reports. No word yet on a show title. Earlier this week, Jericho 's Lennie James was cast in the series as a former assistant district attorney who finds work as a paralegal after being disbarred. Aussie Clarke is best known as Tommy Caffee on Showtime's Irish gang series, Brotherhood, and can next be seen in this summer's Public Enemies with Johnny Depp and Christian Bale. Source here

Animal Planet's Whale Wars made a big splash on the cable network in its first season. The series ranks as the most-watched ever for the channel, averaging 946,000 total viewers per first-run episode. Whale also pulled in 529,000 viewers in the adults 25-54 demo, including 309,000 males. Friday's season finale averaged just more than 1 million viewers and helped Animal Planet rank ninth among ad-supported cable networks in the 9 p.m. hour among adults 25-54 and men 25-54. Meanwhile, the Season 3 finale of Showtime 's Brotherhood averaged 295,000 viewers at 8 p.m. Sunday. An 11 p.m. repeat pulled in another 134,000 viewers for a total of 429,000 for the night, a 12% increase over the Season 3 premiere night. The finale (295,000) was down 20% from the Season 2 closer a year ago (371,000), but that telecast had the benefit of Dexter as a lead-in. Sunday's episode led out of the theatrical Black Snake Moan . Source: THR

Brotherhood may ultimately be Tommy and Michael Caffey's story, but someone else stole the show last Sunday on the Showtime mob drama: Mayor Frank Panzarella, who came out as gay in the third season premiere. "I was like, 'Really? That's gonna be challenging, but it's gonna be fun,' Al Sapienza, who plays Panzarella, tells TVGuide.com. See what else the actor, currently starring on a stage production of Dirty Dancing , has to say about the revelation, how it will factor into this season's storylines, and why Brotherhood is better than The Sopranos in some ways. read from: TvGuide

Brotherhood fans, if you just can't wait until this Sunday to watch the Season 3 premiere of Brotherhood on Showtime , you're in luck! Showtime is offering the premiere episode early for online viewing, so check it out at the link below and make sure to enter the password - brothers - to get to the video. Brotherhood Season 3 Premiere Also, check out the Season 3 Trailer and more on the new season on Showtime's Brotherhood Season 3 Blogs . Don't miss more Brotherhood Sundays at 8/7c on Showtime ! Photo courtesy of centralcrimezone.blogspot.com